What is Erste Group Bank’s Estimate for JPM FY2026 Earnings?

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) – Analysts at Erste Group Bank raised their FY2026 earnings estimates for JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a note issued to investors on Thursday, October 8th. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $25.12 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $25.00. The consensus estimate for JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s current full-year earnings is $24.16 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s FY2027 earnings at $25.27 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. HSBC lifted their price objective on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $369.00 to $377.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 28th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $375.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 14th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating on shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a report on Tuesday, October 6th. Weiss Ratings raised JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (a-)” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price objective on JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $400.00 to $395.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and thirteen have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $362.88.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Stock Up 0.5%

NYSE:JPM opened at $334.66 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $350.00 and its two-hundred day moving average is $329.24. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has a 52 week low of $279.10 and a 52 week high of $366.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $889.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.02.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 13th. The financial services provider reported $5.75 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.93 by ($0.18). The company had revenue of $50.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $51.23 billion. JPMorgan Chase & Co. had a net margin of 21.86% and a return on equity of 18.23%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Terra Nova Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 25.2% in the third quarter. Terra Nova Asset Management LLC now owns 1,143 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $378,000 after buying an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. Fermata Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 7.7% during the third quarter. Fermata Advisors LLC now owns 4,166 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,378,000 after acquiring an additional 299 shares during the last quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC increased its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 157,295 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $52,131,000 after acquiring an additional 3,791 shares during the period. Woodstock Corp increased its holdings in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Woodstock Corp now owns 69,766 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $23,081,000 after acquiring an additional 901 shares during the period. Finally, Sacks & Associates LLC acquired a new position in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the 3rd quarter valued at $455,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 71.55% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Robin Leopold sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $352.81, for a total value of $882,025.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 71,047 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,066,092.07. This represents a 3.40% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 0.41% of the company’s stock.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, October 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 6th will be given a dividend of $1.65 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 6th. This represents a $6.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. This is an increase from JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.50. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s payout ratio is currently 28.28%.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting JPMorgan Chase & Co. this week:

• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan reported third-quarter net income of $15.3 billion, up 6% from a year earlier, while revenue increased 8% to $50.17 billion. Consumer & Community Banking, Commercial & Investment Banking, and Asset & Wealth Management posted respective net-income growth of 13%, 20%, and 11%. JPMorgan Chase Reports Third-Quarter Net Income
• Positive Sentiment: Reuters highlighted stronger investment-banking activity and trading performance as key drivers of the profit increase, supporting the outlook for JPMorgan’s markets and dealmaking businesses. JPMorgan Profit Rises on Investment Banking and Trading Strength
• Positive Sentiment: The bank declared a $1.65-per-share common dividend and repurchased $664 million of stock, providing ongoing shareholder returns.
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan’s results were closely watched as the first major bank earnings release of the season and as an indicator of corporate deal activity, consumer health, credit conditions, and the broader U.S. economy. JPMorgan Earnings Live Coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Adjusted earnings per share of $5.75 missed the roughly $5.93–$5.94 consensus, while revenue of $50.17 billion was below estimates near $51.2 billion. The earnings and revenue misses are the primary reasons the stock moved lower. JPMorgan Earnings Miss Estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Results included a $2.7 billion provision for credit losses and $658 million of net investment-securities losses in the Corporate segment, weighing on profitability and raising investor scrutiny of credit and market risks.

About JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase & Co is a global financial services company headquartered in New York City. Through its businesses, the company provides banking, investment banking, asset management, private banking, commercial banking, consumer lending and payment services to individuals, businesses, institutions and governments.

The company operates through major business areas that include Consumer & Community Banking, Commercial & Investment Banking, and Asset & Wealth Management. Its products and services include deposit accounts, credit cards, mortgages, auto loans, business financing, investment and advisory services, securities trading and custody, payment processing, and wealth-management solutions.

JPMorgan Chase serves customers in the United States and maintains operations and client relationships across international markets.